Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-01

the Erie railroad, has resigned. He was
with the road IL years.
Another combination against England
Is forming TO drive the bloody Saxon into
the sea. 1t is proposed to associate all
the Irishmen in America, notes the New
York Tribune, and when q certain amount
OF money is subscribed, adopt a common
plan OF action. The work OF the National
league, they say, is costly and Ineffective
The performances OF the dynamiters they
condemn because OF their utter impractie
ability, and because of the great rewards
offered by the English government for the
detection of such criminals. What Eng
land has long feared and Irish revolution,
lists sighed for has, they think. arrived
and this agency is about to be utilized tc
burn London.
Telegrams from Helena, Mont, recently
announced the death OF Col. j.. B.
Cough. of the construction department o
the Northern Pacific railway, after an i'll
ness of only a few days duration. His
death which was from pneumonia, was en-
tirely unexpected, as his family had re
ceived a letter from him recently in which
be spoke Of OF his health as beins excel
lent. Col. Joel B. Clough was born in 1928
at Palmer. Mass. lie studied at the Yves
leyan university. Middleton, Conn. from
WHICH idtleI iUetltuJlDu ne ATHGudIeQ WiIt
the degree OF civil engineer.
A meeting to depouncs the government.
course was held in the Rotunda in Dublin
An immense crowd was present and sreal
enthusiasm was manifested. The iorc
mayor presided. There were also two
overflow. meetings. at which Edmund
Leamy and ]. P. Gill, NJ. p, presided
There were present several English anc
Scotch members OF parliament. Prof Gal
braith, q Protestant, moved a resolution
d~enouncing the edict against the league
which was unanimously carried. Tn,
members OF parliament present advises
Irishmen TO be calm and refrain from col
lision with the law. Mr.. 0'Brien said tina
no Irishman was worth a pinch OF salt un
less he ~trampled the proclamation under
loot, but he advised calmness in the strug
gle for freedom.
The race winners at Chicago were HAITI,
d. Ira e. Bride, Biddie Bowling and Bar
ney Lee.
MeGargle is likely to be expelled from til,
knights Tempiars, it being alleged tina
when taken from jail by Sheriff Matson b
pledged his knightly word that he woult
make no attempt to escape.
An official bulletin says that Empero,
William continues to improve, and tina
aAe .AH
John Parnell, brother OF the Irish lead
er has arrived safely in Liverpool. He wa
supposed to have been q passenger on tn
City of Montreal.
Charles Parker, the cowboy accused O
telope Springs. Wyo., March Is, was ar
raigned before Judge Dundy in tho Unitet
States court. on the charge OF robbery.
Citizens OF Peoria, H., have invited tn
President TO visit that city.
The President and most Of his cabine
will attend the Centennial constitutions
celebration at Philadelphia Sept. IT.
Harry T. Cook, aged about twenty-one
!. years younger we're arrested in Washing
ton. the former for forgery and the young
er for colInsion.
The United States government has re
quested the release OF Missionary Deane
who was arrested on the island OF Ponap
contrary to the Spanish agreement to re
spect Protestant missions in the CAROLYN
islands.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin: Mother Of j. Mcdonald
Midland; mother of j. A. Courville, Ken
osha; original, g. Mehen. Hub City; d. NJ
Harlan, Green Bay; L. b. Marley, Neills
vile; A. II. Russell, Fall River; II. Field
hauser, bayfield,; L. Fisk, Wonewoc; r
Hamilton. Avoea; L. A. MeWithey, Sparta
s. Peterson. Irving; h. N. Mckee, Ployer
G. II. Drake. Stevens Point; d. A. King
Menominse, Minnesota; Father OF d. B
Coolidge. 9ushford; original, e. Powers
Maine, D. Moscrip. Newport; E. W. Hessel
roth. Kimbrea; c. B. Rotk, E~gerton; ]
Class, Hubbard; J.. A. Huffman, Ora,
Eagle. Dakota: J. d. Schaller, Virgil. Mon
tana: NJ. Sherry. Helena. Warrants TO
pensions amounting to SIS, 253, 900 wer.
Issued iron the treasury. Notwithstand
ing thislarge payment the excess OF govern
imens receipts over expenditures since tn
LIST inst, is about three and a hall million
dollars.
Collector Saitonstall, OF Boston, has sus
pended w. H A. Parks, ~janitor Of the cur
tom house, alleging Incompetence and neg
lect Of duty. Mr.. Parks is q democrat
and was appointed by the present collect
or on accommodation OF leading mer
chants. There Is no political significance
therefore, in the removal. The Office Ii
one OF considerable Importance.
The Milwaukee q st. Paul has reducet
the tariff on hard coal from Chicago, Mil
waukee and Racine to all points west o
the Mississippi river. The rate to st. Pau